Hey guys....well I redid my water feature. Two months ago, I posted my initial attempt at modeling a back eddy of a larger lake and asked for opinions. I appreciated all the responses. My bottom line, I was never happy with that attempt. I thought the combination of deep black was way too concentrated and just did not look right with the rest of the scenery.
During the last two months, I bit the bullet and sanded down the smooth surface of the epoxy and repainted it will my acrylics. I did just a little attempt at varying the color. Overall, it is the basic soil color used for the rest of the layout. I added more detail to the banks and then left everything dry for a few weeks while I worked on other stuff and had a chance to evaluate my results.
Last weekend, I purchased Woodland Scenics "Murky water" (Deep Pour) to use instead of Envirotex. This product already is tinted to look just like murky water 
. This was the effect I wanted to achieve. It is a two part product that is mixed together. You must read the instructions with this product and follow them closely. Truth is, it was a little tedious as I used 4 boxes to fill my area. From start to finish, it took around 2 hours.
After the last pour, I hit the top of the water with a hair dryer set on low heat. This produced a few very small ripples and some slight discoloration in a few areas that looks just like "scum" on a slow moving body of water. However, this is tough to see on the pics.
After all of this, I am very happy with my results. My wife threatened me with bodily harm if I changed my mind again.
I still have more details to add, ground cover, some fisherman and a rowboat with kids in it.
Let me know what you think. Thanks.
Donald
